Captive whales don't have enough space to reach these speeds. Ultimately, the curved dorsal fin is still a mystery. Curved, or not, the orca's giant fin is a beacon to all, this apex predator is a ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Florida coast, was captured on video by SeaTrek ...

Whale shark with injury to the dorsal fin, likely to be caused by collision with a vessel. Credit: Gonzalo Araujo ...

A North Atlantic right whale was spotted with her new calf off Florida's east coast Feb. 23. The whales are among the most endangered in the world.

An orca, or killer whale, was spotted by an aerial survey team off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last week.

Researchers at the Pacific Whale Foundation completed a study using ... in addition to the traditionally used dorsal fin and mouth line images, increased rates of finding evidence linked to ...